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at once on the practice of medicine and 

 surgery, and has enjoyed a career of dis- 

 tinguished success. 



In 1895 he was appointed Physician and 

 Surgeon of the Hospital (Quinta) of the 

 Association of Clerks (Dependientes) which 

 has a membership of over thirty thousand. 



In 1899 he was appointed Professor of 

 Clinical Surgery in the University and 

 occupied the Chair until 1901. He was 

 then made Surgical Director of the Hospi- 

 tal (Casa de Salud) of the Canary Islands 

 Association with its forty thousand 

 members. 



Dr. Duplessis is a Member of the 

 Academy of Medicine and of the Society 

 for Clinical Studies. He has published 

 frequent articles in the medical press upon 

 professional subjects. 



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